Join us in a pre­sen­ta­tion of a cel­e­bra­tion of the art and life of the great Finnish Painter, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, who was born in 1865, the same year as Jean Sibelius and anoth­er great Finnish artist, Pekka Halo­nen.

Bob Poutt and his son Ron, an artist him­self, will explore Gallen-Kallela’s upbring­ing and train­ing as an artist, his mar­riage and the loss of a young daugh­ter, his trav­els and the homes that he designed and built for him­self, and the impor­tance of these in the devel­op­ment of his art.

Gallen-Kallela’s out­put was pro­lif­ic; slides will be shown rep­re­sent­ing the artist’s por­tray­al of ordi­nary Finnish coun­try peo­ple, the Finnish wilder­ness and, espe­cial­ly, the Kale­vala. Ron will describe the evo­lu­tion of Gallen-Kallela’s artis­tic style, its rela­tion­ship to the pre­vail­ing Euro­pean artis­tic move­ments and how, in recent years, his art has come to the notice of seri­ous col­lec­tors out­side of Fin­land.

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The Scandinavian Community Centre (SCC) is a non-profit organization that has evolved into a meeting place for the community at large through the energy and effort of dedicated volunteers for more than ten years. It is a place where young and old from all walks of life can visit to experience Scandinavian traditions, culture and make friends for life. The SCC is a meeting place for all Scandinavians, local and visiting, who strive to preserve and promote Nordic culture, community and spirit within the Greater Vancouver area.